Indian law does not prevent the country’s ruling party from fielding a candidate accused of terrorism in the general election says Ram Madhav, a senior member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.

The EU says a move by the US to fully implement the Helms-Burton Act on Cuba violates international law. European companies could be affected by lawsuits resulting from Washington's decision.

Gun owners pleased as Italy relaxes the law on right to self-defense.

On this edition of "Bloomberg Equality," Bloomberg's Janet Paskin discusses the new California law requires most companies in the state to have at least one woman on their boards of directors by the end of this year.

'Anti-rioter' law slammed for 'killing freedom'.

The controversial law prescribes jail time and fines for those who disrespect the Chinese national anthem. It has sparked concerns about the growing curbs on freedom of expression in the semi-autonomous city.

Vietnamese authorities have recently passed a law requiring social media censorship of "anti-state" content. Dissident artists and activists fear that their space for expression and protest will soon vanish.

The village of Roddickton-Bide Arm is grappling with dozens of stranded seals who are blocking roads and businesses. Canadian law bars citizens from approaching marine mammals.

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) says, "the only way President Muhammadu Buhari can prove he is not cloned is to come home as a true Nigerian leader and sign the 2018 amended Electoral Bill into law.”

Law to punish discrimination against persons with disabilities underway

On the side-lines of the 58th Annual General Conference Koyinsola Ajayi, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Managing Partner at Olaniwun Ajayi Legal Practitioners spoke to CNBC Africa to discuss the need for the rule of law to be upheld in Nigeria.

In this edition, we head to a country that has some of the world's strictest abortion laws. In El Salvador, abortion is completely outlawed.